amplifier

10-21-2009, 03:35 PM

An amplifier or amp, as it relates to the car audio hobby, is a piece of hardware the boosts an audio signal. Typically the audio signal will enter as a pair of RCA wires from a CD player or computer. The amp then boosts the signal and sends it out to each individual speaker thru standard speaker wire; one positive and one negative. An amplifier usually takes lower voltage AC input from the RCAs and amplifies it to send out high voltage AC signals to the speakers.
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